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Homes, Vehicle On Quiet Maryland Court Struck By Early Morning Gunfire: Police Homes, Vehicle On Quiet Maryland Court Struck By Early Morning Gunfire: Police
Homes, Vehicle On Quiet Maryland Court Struck By Early Morning Gunfire: Police Multiple homes and at least one vehicle were struck when gunshots rang out early on Wednesday morning in Anne Arundel County, police said. Officers responded to a report of shots fired at approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the area of Village Square Court and Carriage Court in Severn. Upon arrival to the area, police said that officers were able to locate several shell casings in the road in front of two residences in the 1700 block of Village Square Court. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that the two homes and at least one vehicle were struck by projectiles, thou…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Young Girls Armed With Baseball Bats Break Into Anne Arundel County Home, Beat Residents Young Girls Armed With Baseball Bats Break Into Anne Arundel County Home, Beat Residents
Young Girls Armed With Baseball Bats Break Into Anne Arundel County Home, Beat Residents One woman has been arrested after she and three young girls broke into a home in Anne Arundel County and beat the residents with baseball bats, authorities say. Detectives say the armed group entered the home on the 200 block of Hilltop Road around 1:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 26, and attacked the residents, leaving them with minor injuries, according to Anne Arundel County police. The victims told officers that they had an ongoing issue with the group of girls, and that they knew each other. The adult female was subsequently charged. The three 14-year-old girls have not yet been charged. Thi…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Two Arrested After Driving Into Crowd Outside Of Drive-Up Liquor Store Two Arrested After Driving Into Crowd Outside Of Drive-Up Liquor Store
Two Arrested After Driving Into Crowd Outside Of Drive-Up Liquor Store Two people were arrested over the weekend after hitting three people and a police cruiser with their vehicle in an Anne Arundel County parking lot, authorities say. Ashia Nicole Payne, 32, and Hilton Pulley, 33, are accused of ramming into the victims in the parking lot of Frank's Den in the 1800 block of Crain Highway around 12:15 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 24, according to Anne Arundel County police. Detectives were responding to a report of a large disorderly crowd at the location where they saw an altercation occur near a blue Honda. Officers then witnessed the driver of the Honda, identifie…

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by Annie DeVoe
Business
Two-Alarm Blaze Damages Popular Maryland BBQ Restaurant Two-Alarm Blaze Damages Popular Maryland BBQ Restaurant
Two-Alarm Blaze Damages Popular Maryland BBQ Restaurant Football Sunday got off to a fiery start for a popular Maryland eatery. A two-alarm fire broke out inside a popular Maryland restaurant on Sunday morning in Anne Arundel County, leaving the building with visible damage to the exterior of Beefalo Bobs on Fort Smallwood Road. The 911 call came in shortly before noon on Sunday, Sept. 25, according to a spokesperson from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, and the blaze was quickly upgraded to a second alarm. It is unclear what caused the fire to break out or how extensive the damage was to the interior of the restaurant. The fire was u…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Killed In Double Maryland Shooting Under Investigation, Police Say (DEVELOPING) One Killed In Double Maryland Shooting Under Investigation, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
One Killed In Double Maryland Shooting Under Investigation, Police Say (Developing) One person was killed and a second injured in a double shooting in Anne Arundel County, police said. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were dispatched to a stretch of the 1500 block of Annapolis Road in Odenton at approximately 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers said they located two victims, one of whom was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials noted that “this was a targeted incident.” No additional information regarding the victims or possible suspects has been released, according to the agency, as detecti…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Armed Robber On The Loose After 'Rushing,' Pistol-Whipping Hotel Guests In Maryland: Police Armed Robber On The Loose After 'Rushing,' Pistol-Whipping Hotel Guests In Maryland: Police
Armed Robber On The Loose After 'Rushing,' Pistol-Whipping Hotel Guests In Maryland: Police An armed robber is at large after pistol-whipping hotel guests staying at a Maryland Comfort Inn, officials said. In Anne Arundel County, officers responded to a reported robbery at the Comfort Inn on Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard in Linthicum, where two guests were “rushed” as they left their room, according to police. The investigation into the incident determined that as the victims left their room, they were approached by a Black man wearing dark clothes, a black mask, and black sweatpants, brandishing a black handgun. Police said that the victims “described exiting their hotel room wh…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Carjacker Takes Officers On Chase In Stolen Car, Busted In Maryland Woods: Police Teen Carjacker Takes Officers On Chase In Stolen Car, Busted In Maryland Woods: Police
Teen Carjacker Takes Officers On Chase In Stolen Car, Busted In Maryland Woods: Police A teenage carjacking suspect is in custody following a hasty attempt to flee from officers in a stolen car after pulling a gun from a driver in broad daylight in Anne Arundel County, police said. Crofton resident Diego Tucker, 19, is facing charges for an alleged armed carjacking that police were alerted to while investigating a reported unrelated suspicious person, according to officials. The incident played out at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, a spokesperson for the Anne Arundel County Police Department said, when officers responded to the report in the 1800 block of Hillbu…

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by Zak Failla
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Body Of Man Assaulted, Abducted In Anne Arundel Found In Trunk Of Burning Baltimore Vehicle: PD Body Of Man Assaulted, Abducted In Anne Arundel Found In Trunk Of Burning Baltimore Vehicle: PD
Body Of Man Assaulted, Abducted In Anne Arundel Found In Trunk Of Burning Baltimore Vehicle: PD An investigation has been launched in Maryland after a man was allegedly abducted in Anne Arundel County and his body was found the following day in a burning vehicle in Baltimore the following day, authorities said. At approximately 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, officers from the Anne Arundel Police Department responded to the 7700 block of Arundel Mills Boulevard in Hanover, where a witness reported a possible assault and abduction. The woman reported to responding officers that she was in the parking garage at the Arundel Preserve when she saw what she believed to be an unknown stabbing…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Breaks Out Shotgun, Shoots Victim During Altercation, Police Say Maryland Man Breaks Out Shotgun, Shoots Victim During Altercation, Police Say
Maryland Man Breaks Out Shotgun, Shoots Victim During Altercation, Police Say Police in Maryland apprehended a shotgun-wielding suspect who allegedly shot his victim during a disagreement in Anne Arundel County, according to officials. Edgewater resident Jeffrey Hysan was arrested by members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19 following a reported shooting in the 300 block of Wilmer Place. Upon arrival, police said that officers were able to immediately detain two suspects in front of the home, where they found a victim lying inside with a gunshot wound. Officers rendered aid to the shooting victim until para…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Horrific Fatal Multiple Vehicle Crash Sends Jet Skis Airborne After Several Head-On Collisions Horrific Fatal Multiple Vehicle Crash Sends Jet Skis Airborne After Several Head-On Collisions
Horrific Fatal Multiple Vehicle Crash Sends Jet Skis Airborne After Several Head-On Collisions One person is dead and several are injured after several vehicles crashed head-on and multiple jet skis were thrown from a trailer in Anne Arundel County, authorities say. Daniel Calvert, 46, was killed in the four vehicle crash that occurred around 11 p.m., Monday, Sept. 19 in the area of westbound Route 100 near Oakwood Road and Quarterfield Road, according to Anne Arundel County police. Detectives say that a 2009 Lexus SUV driven by Kenya Johnson, 47, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Route 100 when it struck a 2011 Honda Civic driven by Charles Bennet, 37, head-on. Direc…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Four Busted On Drug Offenses Within 12 Hours Of Each Other In Maryland, Police Say Four Busted On Drug Offenses Within 12 Hours Of Each Other In Maryland, Police Say
Four Busted On Drug Offenses Within 12 Hours Of Each Other In Maryland, Police Say Four people were arrested on drug charges within twelve hours of each other in Anne Arundel County, authorities say. The first arrests occurred after officers responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Chocataw Road and Comanche Road in Arnold around 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18, according to Anne Arundel County police. Tashawn Mali Mackey, 22, Ivan Gregory Turner-Pratt, 33, and Emma Jayne Davenport, 25, were taken into custody after police seized a loaded .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun, a loaded 9mm handgun, around 230 grams of suspected marijuana, and two gel caps of s…

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by Annie DeVoe
News
Maryland AG Identifies Officers, Victim In Police-Involved Shooting Maryland AG Identifies Officers, Victim In Police-Involved Shooting
Maryland AG Identifies Officers, Victim In Police-Involved Shooting The Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) has identified the officers and victim implicated in the police-involved shooting that happened over the weekend in Anne Arundel County. Harwood resident Anthony Hopkins, Sr., 48, was killed by police investigating a reported violent domestic incident after he allegedly fired gunshots at a cop car and pointed his gun at officers, who returned fire. The involved officers, according to the Attorney General: Cpl. Z. Devers, a 9.5-year veteran of the Anne Arundel County Police Department; Cpl. K. Slayton, a 9.5-year v…

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by Zak Failla